Rebirth: I Am Not the Movie Queen This Time
Chapter 278: Angering Aunt Jiang

Chapter 278: Chapter 278: Angering Aunt Jiang

"Who told you that?" Xiao Bai played tai chi.

After being around him for so long, as soon as Xiao Bai opened his mouth, Wan Chu’er could guess what he was going to say, so she immediately scoffed:

"Bai Qiyan, stop playing tai chi with me and trying to fish information out of me. My hands have been itching lately; it’s been a while since I’ve beaten someone up."

So, Xiao Bai immediately cowed, and without hesitation, he shifted the blame to Old Sir Zhong, who was the ultimate big boss after all.

"I didn’t want to lie to you either. It was Old Sir Zhong, and also Li Shan, that tall guy. How could I stand up against them? I was forced too... My dear lady, since we’re living quite comfortably now, let’s not make a fuss. Yan Hui meant well too. Where else could you find someone to give you a villa for free..."

Wan Chu’er’s face turned livid as she hung up the phone.

This meant everyone knew, except her; these people really teamed up to deceive her.

No wonder the villa was sold so swiftly; it went off like a rocket. On the first day of viewing, the contract was swiftly signed, the money paid, and then Old Sir Zhong moved in.

So it turned out this house was actually Yan Hui’s!

And they even tricked her out of her previous small house, probably because they were afraid she would move back if she knew, so even if she were angry now, she had nowhere to go.

Although she knew they had good intentions, Wan Chu’er hated the feeling of being deceived and conspired against by them.

When Jiang Kechu saw Wan Chu’er puffing up in anger, he said: "If you want to move, you can stay in my apartment, or if you like living in a villa, I have one too, although the environment might be slightly inferior to this one. Or we can just go buy a better villa."

Wan Chu’er immediately felt that Jiang Kechu was the only reasonable one. She hugged one of Jiang Kechu’s arms and said with slight distress:

"I’m just angry that they lied to me before. It doesn’t mean I really want to move out. I don’t want to worry or upset my grandfather, but I can’t just let this go as if nothing happened. It really bothers me."

Jiang Kechu scratched his nose and suggested: "How about giving them the cold shoulder for a few days?"

Especially that Yan Hui, he definitely needed to teach Yan Hui a lesson, Jiang Kechu thought darkly to himself.

Wan Chu’er looked outside and sighed, "I’ll think about it. Let’s just have dinner for today."

They were already in the large yard where the Jiang Family lived, about to meet Mrs. Jiang, so it wasn’t good for her to keep a long face or to spare any energy on this issue anymore.

As soon as they entered the Jiang Family’s house, something flew right at Wan Chu’er’s face.

The object came suddenly, and Wan Chu’er reflexively raised her hands to shield her head. Expecting pain, she opened her eyes only to see Jiang Kechu with a dark expression, holding a feather duster in his hand.

"Ah, Ke Chu is back! Did it hit you? It’s all Aunt’s fault, my hand slipped, I didn’t expect the feather duster to fly out of my hand, oh, thankfully it didn’t hit anyone, I was so scared." A middle-aged woman’s babbling voice quickly followed.

Following the voice, Wan Chu’er saw a middle-aged woman with a head of permed curls, her hand clutching her chest as if genuinely frightened.

This person was Aunt Jiang, ranked second among the siblings of the Jiang Family.

Her face was quite expressive, showing a remorseful demeanor towards her nephew, Jiang Kechu, but she didn’t give Wan Chu’er as much as a full glance, seemingly oblivious to her presence.

Wan Chu’er slightly curved the corners of her mouth; it seemed the feather duster had been Aunt Jiang’s way of establishing dominance.

Aunt Jiang was always skilled in such tactics.

With an expressionless face, Jiang Kechu simply said: "Please be more careful next time." He thought Aunt Jiang genuinely slipped; after all, it was the first meeting between Wan Chu’er and her, and anyone would hardly believe Aunt Jiang had done it on purpose.

Hearing Aunt Jiang’s words, Mrs. Jiang walked out from the kitchen and immediately smiled when she saw Wan Chu’er.

"Xiao Chu is here, were you tired on the road? Have a seat, this morning I especially went to the market and bought some fresh fruits, come and help Aunt taste them."

The coffee table was already filled with various fruits, there were crystal clear, plump grapes, blush red apples, and many fruits from the south.

Mrs. Jiang was as always very kind to her, and faced with her enthusiasm, Wan Chu’er could only take a seat obediently yet cautiously.

At this moment, Jiang Xiaoxiao also came down from upstairs, "Chuchu, you’re here."

Aunt Jiang was left aside, but she was not the kind of person who could be easily ignored.

"Big sister, who is this girl?"

Mrs. Jiang realized and smiled, "Look at me, I almost forgot; this is Ke Chu’s girlfriend, her name is Wan Chu’er, you can just call her Xiao Chu. She’s a good girl. Xiao Chu, this is Xiaoxiao and Ke Chu’s aunt."

Wan Chu’er and Aunt Jiang neither of them spoke out to greet each other, and Wan Chu’er’s face carried a faint smile.

However, Aunt Jiang raised an eyebrow, putting on a suddenly enlightened expression, "Oh, no wonder she was able to give Jiayi a concussion, she indeed looks quite robust."

Quite robust...

Mrs. Jiang and Jiang Xiaoxiao looked at the slender Wan Chu’er, and their faces turned somewhat unsightly for a moment.

Jiang Kechu’s face darkened again.

Mrs. Jiang wanted to say something, to smooth things over, but Wan Chu’er smiled brightly and spoke up first:

"Oh, so you’re Lin Jiayi’s mother. I didn’t realize Jiayi’s body was so weak, just a ball caused her a concussion. Although it was accidental, I still apologize to you and Lin Jiayi; I’m sorry. Next time I play, I’ll be more careful, especially to avoid hitting the head."

Hearing her words, Aunt Jiang immediately got angry, thinking that Wan Chu’er was too arrogant, having hit her daughter and still having such a nasty attitude.

’Next time try not to hit the head’ – what does that mean? Does she still intend to hit someone?

Just as she was about to lash out at Wan Chu’er with a few words, Wan Chu’er beat her to it again.

"Aunt Jiang, there’s something I don’t know if you’re aware of. I should mention it to you. That day, I was forcibly called out to play by Lin Jiayi, but when I got there, Lin Jiayi implicitly and explicitly made things difficult for me, saying I wasn’t worthy of Jiang Kechu and that I should break up with him.

At that time, I was quite puzzled, wondering why Lin Jiayi, this cousin, was interfering so much. Later on, I found out that Lin Jiayi has a good friend named Shen Qian, who likes Jiang Kechu. I heard Shen Qian’s family is quite influential. Lin Jiayi, in order to curry favor with Shen Qian, was trying to clear the way for her."

Both Mrs. Jiang and Jiang Kechu’s faces turned ugly, hearing about this for the first time.

Aunt Jiang interrupted with a "You’re talking nonsense!"

Wan Chu’er raised her voice and overpowered her, continuing: "I’m not talking nonsense, there were many people present at the time; everyone saw it. Shen Qian even hit Xiaoxiao’s shoulder with the ball, yet Lin Jiayi, instead of helping Xiaoxiao, made cold remarks, saying that the ball doesn’t have eyes.

Indeed, the ball doesn’t have eyes, which is why it ended up hitting Lin Jiayi’s head.

Since Lin Jiayi is Jiang Kechu and Xiaoxiao’s cousin, I’ll kindly give you a heads-up: Lin Jiayi’s behavior of playing both sides is really not nice. Maybe you should go back and have a serious talk with her. Considering Lin Jiayi is still young, maybe she can still be corrected."

Wan Chu’er’s words almost made Aunt Shen faint.

Mrs. Jiang’s emotions followed her words, fluctuating up and down.

She was worried that Wan Chu’er had indeed been influenced by Lin Jiayi, felt sorry for Xiaoxiao’s shoulder, was angry at Lin Jiayi’s conduct, and at times felt somewhat pleased—this little niece was indeed meddling a bit too much.